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Leisure & hospitality share of jobs in Alachua County

2014 – 2025 · 12 data points 35 of 65 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025

Leisure & hospitality share of jobs, 2014 – 2025 percent · Alachua County · Florida · United States
−1.1 pp since 2015
Alachua County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025

Compared with Leisure & hospitality share of jobs · percent
Alachua County
15.0%
Florida
15.2%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

The series at a glance Alachua County · 2014 – 2025
Latest value 15.0% · 2025
First value 15.9% · 2014
Highest 16.2% · 2016
Lowest 13.8% · 2020
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2014 – 2025

YearAlachua CountyChange FloridaUnited States
2025 15.0% −0.1 pp 15.2% 12.6%
2024 15.0% +0.2 pp 15.1% 12.6%
2023 14.9% −0.2 pp 15.0% 12.5%
2022 15.0% +0.6 pp 14.9% 12.2%
2021 14.4% +0.6 pp 14.4% 11.5%
2020 13.8% −2.2 pp 13.6% 10.8%
2019 16.0% −0.2 pp 16.1% 13.0%
2018 16.2% +0.1 pp 16.1% 13.0%
2017 16.1% −0.1 pp 16.1% 13.0%
2016 16.2% +0.1 pp 16.2% 12.9%
2015 16.1% +0.2 pp 16.2% 12.8%
2014 15.9% 16.1% 12.7%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLeisure & hospitality share of jobs
67 Liberty County 2.7%
66 Gadsden County 5.0%
65 Glades County 6.2%
64 Lafayette County 7.0%
63 DeSoto County 9.4%
62 Calhoun County 10.0%
61 Hendry County 10.6%
60 Seminole County 10.9%
59 Duval County 10.9%
58 Polk County 11.3%
57 Hillsborough County 11.5%
56 Okeechobee County 11.6%
55 Union County 12.1%
54 Suwannee County 12.2%
53 Madison County 12.3%
52 Jackson County 12.4%
51 Jefferson County 12.7%
50 Baker County 12.7%
49 Broward County 12.9%
48 Putnam County 13.3%
47 Dixie County 13.3%
46 Miami-Dade County 13.5%
45 Holmes County 13.9%
44 Brevard County 14.0%
43 St. Lucie County 14.2%
…
41 Lake County 14.4%
40 Pinellas County 14.8%
39 Columbia County 14.9%
38 Alachua County 15.0%
37 Washington County 15.1%
36 Pasco County 15.3%
35 Hernando County 15.3%
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024

What it means

How much of the private job market is tourism and hospitality.

How it is calculated

Leisure and hospitality jobs divided by all private-sector jobs.